Table 1 The distribution of sociodemographic and health characteristics (%) in a South Korean sample population aged 60 – 84 Years, in all subjects and in men and women separately
All subjects (N = 2767) | Men (N = 1215) | Women (N = 1552) | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||||
60–64 | 32.9 | 35.0 | 31.3 | 0.108 |
65–69 | 28.0 | 27.0 | 28.7 | |
70–74 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 19.7 | |
75–79 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 13.1 | |
80–84 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 7.2 | |
Marital status† | ||||
Married | 68.4 | 90.2 | 51.3 | <0.001 |
Education (years) | ||||
0 | 18.0 | 5.5 | 27.8 | < 0.001 |
1–9 | 53.0 | 49.5 | 55.8 | |
10 ≤ | 29.0 | 45.0 | 16.4 | |
Household income (million won/month)‡ | ||||
< 0.5 | 31.7 | 27.4 | 35.1 | <0.001 |
0.5–0.99 | 25.7 | 28.2 | 23.8 | |
1.0–1.99 | 27.6 | 28.2 | 27.0 | |
2.0 ≤ | 15.0 | 16.2 | 14.1 | |
Employment | ||||
Yes | 18.6 | 31.3 | 8.7 | <0.001 |
Religious activity§ | ||||
Regularly | 43.1 | 31.8 | 51.8 | <0.001 |
Irregularly | 25.1 | 24.2 | 25.9 | |
Never | 31.8 | 44.0 | 22.3 | |
Exercise∥ | ||||
Yes | 36.6 | 45.0 | 30.0 | <0.001 |
Smoking | ||||
Non-smoker | 57.8 | 18.1 | 88.9 | <0.001 |
Ex-smoker | 24.9 | 49.8 | 5.4 | |
Current smoker | 17.3 | 32.1 | 5.6 | |
Alcohol intake | ||||
Non-drinker | 53.6 | 21.7 | 78.6 | <0.001 |
Ex-drinker | 14.9 | 25.7 | 6.5 | |
Current drinker | 31.5 | 52.6 | 14.9 | |
Self-assessed health status | ||||
Good | 31.7 | 39.8 | 25.3 | <0.001 |
Moderate | 20.4 | 24.6 | 17.1 | |
Poor | 47.9 | 35.6 | 57.6 | |
Worries about health | ||||
Yes | 73.5 | 66.9 | 78.7 | <0.001 |